Connections #90 Answers

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Here are the answers to NYT Connections #90 for Saturday, September 9, 2023. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.

Hints — the four group themes

Yellow (easiest): baseball calls
Green: heat sources
Blue: fish that are verbs
Purple (hardest): silent “l”

Answers

BASEBALL CALLS

BALL, OUT, SAFE, STRIKE

HEAT SOURCES

FORGE, FURNACE, KILN, OVEN

FISH THAT ARE VERBS

CARP, CATFISH, FLOUNDER, SMELT

SILENT “L”

COLONEL, SALMON, WALK, YOLK

Previous Connections answers

#89 — inherent nature, fermented alcoholic beverages, pixar movies, ___ tape
#88 — rocky horror picture show, who framed roger rabbit, when harry met sally, mad max fury road
#87 — creatures in folklore, flower parts, one involved in espionage, chinese zodiac animals
#86 — information displays, additional benefit, thanksgiving food, song titles with parentheses
#85 — painting accessories, automatic transmission settings, things with teeth, ___ chair
#84 — female animals, pronouns, roman numerals, homophones

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